Week 3, 2085

played in Houston, TX

58 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	10	7	7	0	-	24
Houston Texans	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:44 CIN - Micah Garcia 12 pass from Devan Jefferson (Raymond Deaton extra point)
1Q: 03:45 CIN - Raymond Deaton 32 field goal
2Q: 12:25 HOU - Kenneth Rhoden 24 pass from D.J. Keeley (Aidan Maffucci extra point)
2Q: 06:32 CIN - Eric Jenkins 8 pass from Devan Jefferson (Raymond Deaton extra point)
3Q: 08:02 CIN - Butch Leporati 18 interception return (Raymond Deaton extra point)
3Q: 03:15 HOU - Aidan Maffucci 41 field goal
4Q: 12:08 HOU - Hugh Nickle 3 run (Aidan Maffucci extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:44 CIN - Micah Garcia 12 pass from Devan Jefferson (Raymond Deaton extra point)
1Q: 03:45 CIN - Raymond Deaton 32 field goal
2Q: 12:25 HOU - Kenneth Rhoden 24 pass from D.J. Keeley (Aidan Maffucci extra point)
2Q: 06:32 CIN - Eric Jenkins 8 pass from Devan Jefferson (Raymond Deaton extra point)
3Q: 08:02 CIN - Butch Leporati 18 interception return (Raymond Deaton extra point)
3Q: 03:15 HOU - Aidan Maffucci 41 field goal
4Q: 12:08 HOU - Hugh Nickle 3 run (Aidan Maffucci extra point)

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 247 364
- Offensive Plays 59 69
- Yards per Play 4.19 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 96 82
- Rushing Attempts 29 20
- Yards per Rush 3.31 4.10
Net Passing Yards 151 282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 19 - 0 45 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 173 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 4/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.03 5.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 11.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 7/50 11/69
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 2/32 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:50 30:10

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	247	364
- Offensive Plays	59	69
- Yards per Play	4.19	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	96	82
- Rushing Attempts	29	20
- Yards per Rush	3.31	4.10
Net Passing Yards	151	282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 19 - 0	45 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	173	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	4/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.03	5.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	11.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	7/50	11/69
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	2/32	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:50	30:10

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:18	0:45	OPP 19	2	19	Touchdown
1	11:02	7:25	OWN 6	13	79	Field Goal
2	12:11	5:45	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	3:43	3:22	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 25	4	15	Fumble
3	10:12	1:39	OWN 38	4	11	Punt
3	3:07	3:20	OWN 22	6	30	Punt
4	12:02	1:39	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	7:28	1:58	OWN 37	3	-7	Punt
4	3:43	1:14	50	3	0	Punt
4	0:26	0:26	OPP 45	1	-2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:42	OWN 25	2	-3	Interception
1	13:33	2:31	OWN 25	4	22	Punt
1	3:37	6:26	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	6:26	2:43	OWN 25	8	35	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:14	3:02	OPP 40	6	9	Missed FG
3	8:33	0:44	OWN 3	3	2	Interception
3	7:49	4:42	OWN 18	8	58	Field Goal
4	14:47	2:45	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	10:23	2:55	OWN 27	5	11	Punt
4	5:30	1:47	OWN 33	5	17	Downs
4	2:29	2:03	OWN 5	10	40	Downs

Game MVP: Roy Gore, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jesse Beltramini	8	36	4.50	10	1
RB Ben Giles	8	22	2.75	11	1
QB Devan Jefferson	6	32	5.33	10	1
FB Sergio Martinez	4	10	2.50	5	0
RB Wyatt Weber	3	-4	-1.33	4	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Hugh Nickle	10	30	3.00	10	1	1
RB Juan Prior	5	21	4.20	10	1	0
QB D.J. Keeley	2	27	13.50	28	1	0
WR Jesse Humphries	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0
WR Bucky Porto	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
RB Perry Jamison	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Devan Jefferson	26	19	173	4/22	2	31	0	116.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Keeley	45	24	298	4/16	1	36	2	63.0

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gus Starks	6	11	72	12.00	40	31	0
TE Bryan Frizzell	5	7	35	7.00	5	11	0
WR Micah Garcia	3	3	36	12.00	7	18	1
WR Kent Humphrey	2	2	17	8.50	20	20	0
RB Jesse Beltramini	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Ben Giles	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Eric Jenkins	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenneth Rhoden	7	8	94	13.43	41	24	1
RB Hugh Nickle	4	7	19	4.75	9	11	0
WR Brian Shiver	3	4	54	18.00	43	30	0
TE Dale Baxter	3	7	50	16.67	3	36	0
WR Bucky Porto	2	3	28	14.00	2	14	0
WR Jesse Humphries	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Tyler Whiting	1	7	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Jared Kinney	1	3	5	5.00	2	5	0
FB Leroy Roseman	1	1	17	17.00	10	17	0
RB Perry Jamison	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Butch Leporati	1	18	18.00	1
CB Byron Curry	1	14	14.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
FB Sergio Martinez	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Antonio Mansker	0	1	0	0
DT Elijah Myhre	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quinn Hayes	6	279	46.5	39.8	52	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Bobo	3	121	40.3	30.7	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raymond Deaton	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Aidan Maffucci	1/2	1/2	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gus Starks	1	9	9.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kent Humphrey	1	29	29.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jesse Humphries	1	18	18.0	0
Jared Kinney	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Tilly	9	0	0.0	16	42
OLB Josue Davis	8	1	0.0	16	41
DE Roy Gore	6	1	3.5	18	47
ILB Maurice Lynch	6	5	0.0	16	32
CB Byron Curry	5	0	0.0	20	46
S Mickey Ham	3	0	0.0	20	49
DT Keegan Gomez	2	0	0.0	10	31
DE Cesar Parisi	1	2	0.5	16	36
CB Salvador Bernstein	1	2	0.0	14	28
CB Alonzo Conrad	1	0	0.0	4	18
ILB Butch Leporati	1	0	0.0	4	8
OLB Emmett Warren	1	0	0.0	9	17
OLB Tevin Cook	1	0	0.0	4	12
DT Jonah George	0	1	0.0	17	39

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Peter Sigman	6	2	1.5	22	20
OLB Miles Dahlquist	5	0	0.0	14	18
OLB Brent Thrasher	5	0	0.0	18	22
S Peyton Godfrey	4	1	0.0	17	21
S Antonio Mansker	4	1	0.0	29	30
DT Elijah Myhre	4	0	0.0	12	14
S Kevin Cox	4	0	0.0	11	12
ILB Ramon Clark	3	0	0.0	15	23
DE Darien Beecroft	2	3	1.0	18	17
DE DeLawrence Russell	2	0	1.0	18	21
S Connor Brady	2	4	0.0	13	11
CB Gabriel Peters	2	2	0.0	27	19
CB Ricky Donovan	2	1	0.0	17	16
CB Big Doug Doyle	2	0	0.0	3	11
DT Benjamin Angelone	1	0	0.5	17	16
CB Mercury Burns	1	1	0.0	29	30
WR Jesse Humphries	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kody Tucker	0	2	0.0	22	22
OLB Renaldo Thongchanh	0	1	0.0	14	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Roy Gore	3.5	1	2	8	47
DE Cesar Parisi	0.5	0	4	0	36
DT Jonah George	0.0	0	1	0	39
ILB Maurice Lynch	0.0	0	1	0	32
OLB Josue Davis	0.0	0	1	0	41

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Peter Sigman	1.5	0	0	0	20
DE Darien Beecroft	1.0	1	0	0	17
DE DeLawrence Russell	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Benjamin Angelone	0.5	0	1	1	16
OLB Brent Thrasher	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Josue Davis	5	1	0	41
S Richard Tilly	4	2	0	42
CB Byron Curry	3	0	1	46
ILB Maurice Lynch	3	0	0	32
S Mickey Ham	3	0	0	49
CB Salvador Bernstein	1	2	0	28
DE Roy Gore	1	1	0	47
OLB Emmett Warren	1	1	0	17
DE Cesar Parisi	1	0	0	36
CB Alonzo Conrad	1	0	0	18
OLB Tevin Cook	1	0	0	12
ILB Butch Leporati	0	0	1	8

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Miles Dahlquist	4	0	18
OLB Brent Thrasher	3	0	22
S Kevin Cox	2	0	12
CB Big Doug Doyle	2	0	11
CB Ricky Donovan	2	0	16
OLB Renaldo Thongchanh	1	0	7
ILB Ramon Clark	1	0	23
S Connor Brady	1	0	11
DE DeLawrence Russell	1	0	21
ILB Peter Sigman	1	0	20
CB Gabriel Peters	1	0	19
S Peyton Godfrey	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Randal Chapman	2	5	29	0	30
C Amir Ruzzin	1	7	29	1	30
G Noah Sims	1	5	29	1	30
G Brenden Hatley	1	3	29	0	30
T Jeremiah Suarez	1	2	29	1	30
TE Bryan Frizzell	0	1	24	0	30
TE Eric Jenkins	0	0	12	1	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Tony Crane	3	3	0	20	0	49
G Kelly Levine	2	7	1	20	2	49
C Kenneth Au	2	4	1	20	0	49
TE Dale Baxter	1	2	0	10	0	21
T Aiden Sweezey	0	1	0	20	1	49
G Mackenzie Liotti	0	1	0	20	1	49

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Wyatt Weber	1	16
Mickey Ham	1	14

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Big Doug Doyle	1	18
Jeffrey Herndon	1	5

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Mickey Ham	---	---	20	49	14	83
TE Bryan Frizzell	24	30	---	---	19	73
CB Byron Curry	---	---	20	46	5	71
DE Roy Gore	---	---	18	47	2	67
G Noah Sims	29	30	---	---	7	66
WR Gus Starks	27	29	---	---	8	64
DT Jonah George	---	---	17	39	5	61
S Richard Tilly	---	---	16	42	2	60
QB Devan Jefferson	29	30	---	---	---	59
G Brenden Hatley	29	30	---	---	---	59
T Jeremiah Suarez	29	30	---	---	---	59
C Amir Ruzzin	29	30	---	---	---	59
T Randal Chapman	29	30	---	---	---	59
OLB Josue Davis	---	---	16	41	2	59
WR Kent Humphrey	26	24	---	---	4	54
DT Keegan Gomez	---	---	10	31	13	54
DE Cesar Parisi	---	---	16	36	---	52
ILB Maurice Lynch	---	---	16	32	---	48
CB J.C. Brookes	---	---	11	33	2	46
OLB Emmett Warren	---	---	9	17	18	44
FB Sergio Martinez	9	15	---	---	19	43
CB Gabriel Parker	---	---	10	21	12	43
CB Salvador Bernstein	---	---	14	28	---	42
DT Peter Barber	---	---	13	26	---	39
RB Ben Giles	14	21	---	---	---	35
WR Micah Garcia	9	10	---	---	8	27
CB Alonzo Conrad	---	---	4	18	2	24
TE Eric Jenkins	12	8	---	---	1	21
RB Wyatt Weber	4	0	---	---	16	20
DE Kerry Plesko	---	---	2	13	5	20
RB Jesse Beltramini	11	8	---	---	---	19
ILB Butch Leporati	---	---	4	8	7	19
OLB Tevin Cook	---	---	4	12	2	18
WR Dwayne Cheung	1	0	---	---	13	14
TE Nathaniel Perkins	2	4	---	---	4	10
T Gregory Barlow	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Carl Japp	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Buddy Hixenbaugh	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Francisco Peterson	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Quinn Hayes	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Raymond Deaton	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Ian Zapisek	3	1	---	---	---	4
WR Gage Benton	3	0	---	---	---	3
OLB Bryant Beckemeier	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Scott Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Alex Aguiar	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Tony Crane	20	49	---	---	7	76
G Kelly Levine	20	49	---	---	---	69
T Aiden Sweezey	20	49	---	---	---	69
QB D.J. Keeley	20	49	---	---	---	69
C Kenneth Au	20	49	---	---	---	69
G Mackenzie Liotti	20	49	---	---	---	69
WR Jared Kinney	12	41	---	---	11	64
WR Brian Shiver	16	44	---	---	---	60
CB Mercury Burns	---	---	29	30	1	60
S Antonio Mansker	---	---	29	30	1	60
TE Tyler Whiting	11	44	---	---	---	55
S Peyton Godfrey	---	---	17	21	16	54
ILB Peter Sigman	---	---	22	20	11	53
TE Dale Baxter	10	21	---	---	20	51
OLB Miles Dahlquist	---	---	14	18	18	50
CB Gabriel Peters	---	---	27	19	---	46
DE Kody Tucker	---	---	22	22	---	44
DE Darien Beecroft	---	---	18	17	7	42
OLB Brent Thrasher	---	---	18	22	1	41
DE DeLawrence Russell	---	---	18	21	1	40
ILB Ramon Clark	---	---	15	23	1	39
RB Hugh Nickle	13	26	---	---	---	39
WR Jesse Humphries	9	9	---	---	17	35
DT Benjamin Angelone	---	---	17	16	1	34
CB Ricky Donovan	---	---	17	16	1	34
CB Big Doug Doyle	---	---	3	11	18	32
WR Kenneth Rhoden	7	20	---	---	5	32
FB Leroy Roseman	5	9	---	---	17	31
DT Elijah Myhre	---	---	12	14	---	26
RB Juan Prior	5	5	---	---	14	24
S Connor Brady	---	---	13	11	---	24
S Kevin Cox	---	---	11	12	---	23
WR Bucky Porto	6	8	---	---	9	23
OLB Renaldo Thongchanh	---	---	14	7	1	22
CB Mack Flowers	---	---	3	0	11	14
RB Perry Jamison	1	13	---	---	---	14
TE Lorenzo Disney	5	5	---	---	---	10
K Aidan Maffucci	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Howard Beason	---	---	0	0	6	6
P Otis Bobo	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Jeffrey Herndon	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Dennis Henson	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Wes Norton	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Marcos Wilson	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Greg Witt	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Dwight Franz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	17	78	4.6
Right	4	-1	-0.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	7	45	6.4
Right	7	15	2.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Devan Jefferson	26	19	2	0	3	1	2	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Keeley	45	24	4	0	2	7	9	8	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	35	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	54	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	66	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	18	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	49	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	126	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	87	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	36	5.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gus Starks	11	6	3	72	1	29
TE Bryan Frizzell	7	5	0	35	0	30
WR Micah Garcia	3	3	0	36	0	10
WR Kent Humphrey	2	2	0	17	1	24
RB Jesse Beltramini	1	1	0	4	0	8
RB Ben Giles	1	1	0	1	0	21
TE Eric Jenkins	1	1	0	8	0	8

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenneth Rhoden	8	7	0	94	2	20
TE Tyler Whiting	7	1	1	11	0	44
TE Dale Baxter	7	3	1	50	1	21
RB Hugh Nickle	7	4	0	19	0	26
WR Jesse Humphries	4	1	0	11	0	9
WR Brian Shiver	4	3	0	54	1	44
WR Jared Kinney	3	1	0	5	0	41
WR Bucky Porto	3	2	0	28	0	8
FB Leroy Roseman	1	1	0	17	0	9
RB Perry Jamison	1	1	0	9	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Devan Jefferson	1	7	7.00	5.33
RB Jesse Beltramini	1	5	5.00	4.50
RB Ben Giles	1	5	5.00	2.75
RB Wyatt Weber	1	-8	-8.00	-1.33

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Jesse Humphries	1	-6	-6.00	-6.00
RB Hugh Nickle	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Devan Jefferson	3	2	20	6.67	6.65

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bryan Frizzell	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Eric Jenkins	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Micah Garcia	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
QB Devan Jefferson	2	1
RB Ben Giles	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB D.J. Keeley	1	1
RB Perry Jamison	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Devan Jefferson	11	7	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Keeley	12	9	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gus Starks	6	3	3
TE Bryan Frizzell	2	1	1
WR Micah Garcia	2	2	2
RB Ben Giles	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dale Baxter	5	3	1
WR Kenneth Rhoden	3	3	0
WR Brian Shiver	1	1	1
WR Jared Kinney	1	1	0
WR Bucky Porto	1	0	0
RB Perry Jamison	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 30,800 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,400 (18,200)
End Zone 4,300 (13,200)
Mezzanine 2,800 (7,600)
Sideline Seats 3,800 (11,700)
Club Seats 6,900 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 7,600 (9,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	30,800 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,400 (18,200)
End Zone	4,300 (13,200)
Mezzanine	2,800 (7,600)
Sideline Seats	3,800 (11,700)
Club Seats	6,900 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	7,600 (9,500)